Tuesday, November 11, 2003

Well....it's better, but...

Update on woman who was asked to choose between her children and the army.

article

Army lets mother deal with custody dispute
Woman initially declared AWOL won't have to return to Iraq

In an about-face, an Army mother is being allowed to remain at home with her children instead of returning to duty in Iraq.


Simone Holcomb, a 30-year-old mother of seven and Army medic whose unit is in Iraq, has been reassigned by the Army to her National Guard unit in Colorado to allow her more time to deal with a custody dispute.


Sounds great. But how many people will continue to read to the end of the article?

The reassignment comes after Holcomb's commanding officer called her early Monday morning, said [her lawyer Giorgio] Ra'Shadd, to inform her she faces a non-judicial Article 15 disciplinary action for failure to obey the lawful order of a commanding officer and return to Iraq.

..."The commander in the field has her over the barrel," Ra'Shadd said, because the Article 15 could affect Holcomb's veterans benefits if it is not removed.

"They do have to clean up the Article 15," he said.


If you didn't catch the reason this woman disobeyed the command to return, please read my previous post.
....but hey, do what you want....you will anyway.

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